Cargo hook



H. R. BENSON CARGO HOOK Nov. 15, 1927.

Filed Feb. 26, 1927 INVENTCR 179/213, 15158125017 BY {J $0 ATTORNEYPatented Nov. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES PAT Q F I E- HENRY n. BENSON, or SEATTLE, wnsrrrrreron,nssrcnon '30 srnnnnnn sernrr APPLIANCE COMPANY, or manner, was rrneron.

. CARGO My invention relates to improvements in hooks and is in thenature of an improvement on the hook disclosed in my prior Patent No.1,446,781 issued February 27, 1923.

The object of my present invention 1s to provide a hook of this naturethat 15 adapted to engage with a non-flexible rlng or link and hold thesame in such a manner that said ring or link will not becomeaccidentally d1s engaged therefrom.

A further object is to provide a hookof this nature of one pieceintegral construction that is free from latches and other movable parts.

A more specific object is to provide a hook of this nature in which thepoint of the hook is located midway between, and relatively close to twoguard members or wings and 1s arranged so that a ring or link can onlybe inserted into, or removed from the hook by turning it at an angleapproaching a plane parallel with the plane of the hook.

Other and more specific objects will be apparent from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a hookconstructed in accordance with my invention, a fragment of a ring beingshown asengaged therein.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same showing by broken lines, aposition through which a ring may be passed in inserting it into thehook and also showing, by broken lines, the normal operative position ofthe ring in the hook.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the hook.

Figs. 41 and 5 are sectional views on broken lines 44= and 5-5respectively of Figs. 2 and 1.

Referring to the drawings, throughout which likereference numeralsdesignate like parts, I provide a hook. having an eye 6, a shank portion7 and a curved hook portion 8, all formed in a manner common to hooks.The eye 6 has a hole for the reception of a link or cable 10 to whichthe hook may be attached.

Integral with the shank 7 and extending forwardly therefrom in outwardlyflaring relation are two symmetrically arranged guard wings 11 eachhaving a substantially straight shoulder or edge 12 directed toward thehook portion, said guard wings 11 leaving therebetwecn, a hollowed outportion 13 through which a ring 14 or similar device may be passed toengage the same with or disengage the same from the hook. The point ofthe hook 8 does not project between the guard wings 11 but preferablyterminates just short of a transverse plane passing through the twoshoulders 12.

To engage the ring 14 within the hook said ring is first turned into aplaneapproaching parallelism with the plane of the hook, thence it isinserted at one side between one of the guard wings 11 and the point ofthe hook, see oblong dotted line po sition Fig. 2, thence it is passedaround the front of the hook and between said point and the other guardwing whereupon said ring is free to assume the fully engaged positionshown by circular broken lines in Fig. 2. When thus engaged it becomessubstantially impossible to accidentally disengage the ring from thehook and said ring can only be disengaged by taking hold of the same andturning it back into a plane that approaches parallelism with the planeof the hook and then passing the ring out around the point of the hook.

The ring is relatively easy to engage with or disengage from the hookmanually but will not become accidentally disengaged from the hookirrespective of the slackness between said ring and the hook.

The outer edges of the guard lips 11 project beyond the point of thehook thereby preventing the point of the hook from catching on objectsover which it may be dragged.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings clearly disclose apreferred embodiment of my invention, but it will be understood thatthis disclosureis merely illustrative and that changes in the same maybe resorted to within the scope and spirit of the following claims.

What I claim is 1. A hook of the class described, embodying a hookportion, a shank above said hook portion two spaced apart guard wingsprojecting forwardly from said shank, said guard wings affordingshoulders on the sides adjacent said hook portion, the point of saidhook being disposed in a plane substantially mid way between said guardwings and being directed toward said guard Wings, the outer edges ofsaid guard wings pro1eot1ng outwardly beyond the point of said hook andsaid hook point terminating just short of the plane that passes throughsaid shoulders.

2. A hook of the class described, embody ing a hook portion, ashankconnected with said hook portion, and two guard wlngs extendingoutwardly in divergent relation from said shank and leaving a recesstherebetween the outer edges of sald guard Wmgs bemgsubstantiallystraight and the bottom HENRY n. BENSON.

